The mission of the nonprofit Emeryville Celebration of the Arts Inc. is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville and promote the city’s image as a culturally vital and progressive center for living and working. Its purpose is to produce and coordinate community-based events and programs to meet its primary goals:

• to enhance the quality of life in Emeryville
• to recognize the arts as a major cultural and economic resource
• to increase citizen involvement in the arts through an active partnership of our business, residential and arts communities
• to increase public awareness of the rich diversity of all forms of creative expression in Emeryville